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Mrs. McDougall is an Advisor to Aird & Berlis LLP, barristers and solicitors, in Toronto. She received a B.A. from the University of Toronto. She was first elected to the House of Commons in 1984 and held various government posts, including Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1991 to 1993. Mrs. McDougall has served as a Canadian representative to the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington and The International Crisis Group in Brussels. She is a director of the Institute for Research on Public Policy in Montreal, a member of the Haiti International Assessment Committee, the Federal Special Representative to the Six Nations, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Canadian American Business Council. Recently she completed a five-year term as President of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs and chaired the Commission to investigate the pay for Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia.
Mrs. McDougall sits on the boards of Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited, the Independent Order of Foresters and Unique Solutions Design Ltd. In addition, at different times during the period from 2002 to 2006, Mrs. McDougall served as a director of Corel Corporation and Stelco Inc.
Areas of Expertise:
Social, Economic and Foreign Policy
International Relations
Scotiabank Board Details:
Director since March 30, 1999
Member of: Audit and Conduct Review Committee and Human Resources Committee Meets Share Ownership Guidelines Independent
Latest Retirement Date: ineligible for re-election in March 2008 | 